September 4, 1991 Houston Astros at New York Mets Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
CAL 0 CHW 4
KCR 1 MIL 2
OAK 0 CLE 8
@MIN 4 NYY 3
@TEX 2 TOR 3
BAL 1 LAD 8
STL 3 MON 8
ATL 4 HOU 8
@NYM 3 CIN 5
@PHI 1 SDP 5
CHC 1 PIT 8
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 12,512

Wednesday, September 4, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:11

Astros

55-78

Won 1

6th, 19 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          3  0  0   0  1  2   0  0  2    8 10  0
Mets            1  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  0    3 10  2

W: J Deshaies (5-12), L: D Cone (12-11)

Mets

65-68

Lost 1

4th, 15½ GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Finley RF                   5   2   3   0    0   0  .296  .772   20    2   0   SB
C Biggio C                    2   2   1   2    2   0  .298  .746   21    6   0   HR,SH
J Bagwell 1B                  4   1   2   3    1   0  .289  .822   20    6   1   HR
K Caminiti 3B                 4   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .696   17    2   3   
J Ortiz LF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .246  .691   15    3   0   
  X Hernandez P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  R Mallicoat P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Tolentino PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .355  .912    1    0   0   
  C Schilling P               0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
A Cedeno SS                   5   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .663   21    4   1   SB
G Young CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .198  .555   26    3   0   
A Mota 2B                     5   1   2   3    0   0  .222  .652   14    1   1   HR
J Deshaies P                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .098  .276   17    0   1   
  M Davidson LF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .603    9    0   0   
Totals                       38   8  10   8    6   8              181   27   7

BATTING

HR: A Mota (1, off T Bross; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); C Biggio (4, off D Cone; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); J Bagwell (13, off D Cone; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: C Biggio (5, off D Cone).

TB: A Mota 5; J Bagwell 5; C Biggio 4; S Finley 3; A Cedeno; G Young.

RBI: A Mota 3 (3); J Bagwell 3 (69); C Biggio 2 (37).

2-out RBI: A Mota 3.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Mota-A Cedeno-J Bagwell.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Finley (25, 2nd base off D Cone/C O'Brien); A Cedeno (4, 2nd base off D Cone/C O'Brien).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Miller 2B                   5   0   3   0    0   1  .287  .736   30    0   1   SB,CS
K Elster SS                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .240  .669   24    1   3   SB
H Johnson RF                  4   2   2   2    0   1  .257  .871   14    1   0   2·HR
K McReynolds CF               3   0   1   0    1   0  .273  .756   25    3   0   
M Carreon LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .593    3    2   0   
  J Innis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  M Sasser PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .744    4    0   0   
  T Bross P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Jefferies 3B                3   1   1   0    1   0  .259  .701   17    0   1   SB
G Templeton 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .210  .522   13    8   0   SB,GDP
C O'Brien C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .201  .588   19    8   0   
D Cone P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .136  .324    8    0   1   
  T McDaniel LF               2   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .500    9    4   0   
Totals                       35   3  10   2    3   6              166   27   7

BATTING

HR: H Johnson 2 (31, 2 off J Deshaies; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: H Johnson 8; K Miller 3; K Elster 2; K McReynolds; G Jefferies; G Templeton.

GIDP: G Templeton (8).

RBI: H Johnson 2 (93).

2-out RBI: H Johnson.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: G Jefferies (12); K Elster (10).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (18, Home off J Deshaies/C Biggio); G Templeton (2, 2nd base off J Deshaies/C Biggio); K Elster (2, 2nd base off J Deshaies/C Biggio); K Miller (11, 3rd base off J Deshaies/C Biggio).

CS: K Miller (3, 2nd base by J Deshaies/C Biggio).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Deshaies, W (5-12)           5     8   3   3    1   3   2   4.98   23   98-58   38· 6·14    3·11· 5· 0     41    -     1.33  -0.06
X Hernandez, H (3)             1.2   2   0   0    1   2   0   6.34    8   28-19    9· 9· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.51   0.05
R Mallicoat, H (4)             1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.70    4   15-8     7· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.40   0.09
C Schilling                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.97    3   13-9     6· 1· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   6   2          38  154-94   60·16·18    8·15· 6· 0          2-0

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Cone, L (12-11)              5     7   6   6    6   7   2   3.62   30  120-70   41·17·12    7· 8· 2· 0     30    -     1.01  -0.45
J Innis                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.71    6   23-16   10· 4· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.50   0.05
T Bross                        2     3   2   2    0   0   1   9.00    9   30-18   13· 1· 4    4· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.17  -0.01
Totals                         9    10   8   8    6   8   3          45  173-104  64·22·18   13·14· 4· 0          1-0

D Cone faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Hohn, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Terry Tata.

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 12,512.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                New York Mets                        
1. S Finley             RF    1. K Miller             2B 
2. C Biggio             C     2. K Elster             SS 
3. J Bagwell            1B    3. H Johnson            RF 
4. K Caminiti           3B    4. K McReynolds         CF 
5. J Ortiz              LF    5. M Carreon            LF 
6. A Cedeno             SS    6. G Jefferies          3B 
7. G Young              CF    7. G Templeton          1B 
8. A Mota               2B    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. J Deshaies           P     9. D Cone               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  7   19%  78% J Bagwell       D Cone          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Finley Scores; Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
   t 6   0  3-4  1--  1   17%  88% C Biggio        D Cone          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Finley Scores; Biggio Scores
   b 5   1  4-2  ---  5  -13%  63% H Johnson       J Deshaies      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Johnson Scores
   t 5   2  2-3  12-  6   13%  77% A Mota          D Cone          Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Cedeno Scores; Young to 3B
   b 4   2  3-1  1-3  5  -10%  61% K Miller        J Deshaies      Jefferies Steals Hm; Templeton Steals 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   54%  S Finley        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
          1--      56%  C Biggio        Finley Steals 2B
          -2-  6   59%  " "             Walk
   RRR    12-  7   78%  J Bagwell       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Finley Scores; Biggio Scores; Bagwell Scores
          ---  5   80%  K Caminiti      Walk
          1--  2   83%  J Ortiz         Fielder's Choice ; Caminiti to 2B/Adv on E6; Ortiz to 1B
   O      12-  4   80%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5   84%  G Young         Fielder's Choice ; Caminiti to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Ortiz to 2B; Young to 1B
   O      123  2   80%  A Mota          Flyball: CF
   O      123  6   75%  J Deshaies      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Deshaies facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   72%  K Miller        Single (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--      77%  K Elster        Miller Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  6   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   70%  H Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Johnson Scores
          ---  5   69%  K McReynolds    Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   71%  M Carreon       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   74%  S Finley        Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   73%  C Biggio        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Finley to 2B
   O      -2-  2   70%  J Bagwell       Lineout: SS
   O      -2-  3   68%  K Caminiti      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Deshaies facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   70%  G Jefferies     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   72%  G Templeton     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   73%  C O'Brien       Popfly: LF (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, David Cone facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   75%  J Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  4   73%  A Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   71%  G Young         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   69%  A Mota          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Deshaies facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   72%  D Cone          Lineout: SS
          ---  7   69%  K Miller        Single (Line Drive to P's Right)
          1--  3   64%  K Elster        Single (Line Drive); Miller to 2B
   O      12-  2   70%  H Johnson       Flyball: CF
          12-      68%  K McReynolds    Miller Steals 3B; Elster Steals 2B
          -23 10   66%  " "             Walk
   O      123  1   75%  M Carreon       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, David Cone facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   73%  J Deshaies      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
          ---  6   73%  C Biggio        Walk
   O      1--  2   71%  J Bagwell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Deshaies facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   66%  G Jefferies     Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   58%  G Templeton     Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Jefferies to 2B
   O      12-  4   62%  C O'Brien       Flyball: LF; Jefferies to 3B
   O      1-3  5   71%  D Cone          Strikeout Swinging
   R      1-3      61%  K Miller        Jefferies Steals Hm; Templeton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   65%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   63%  K Caminiti      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   61%  J Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   62%  A Cedeno        Single (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--      64%  G Young         Cedeno Steals 2B
          -2-  5   64%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  6   77%  A Mota          Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Cedeno Scores; Young to 3B
   O      1-3  3   73%  J Deshaies      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Deshaies facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   76%  K Elster        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      ---  5   63%  H Johnson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Johnson Scores
   O      ---  6   66%  K McReynolds    Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   67%  M Carreon       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 4, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, David Cone facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   71%  S Finley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   RR     1--  1   88%  C Biggio        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Finley Scores; Biggio Scores
          ---  6   89%  J Bagwell       Walk
                  Jeff Innis replaces Mark Carreon pitching and batting 5th; Terry McDaniel replaces David Cone playing LF batting 9th
   O      1--  2   89%  K Caminiti      Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line); Bagwell to 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  J Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  6   86%  A Cedeno        Lineout: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Xavier Hernandez facing 6-7-8
                  Xavier Hernandez replaces Javier Ortiz pitching and batting 5th; Mark Davidson replaces Jim Deshaies playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  5   88%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   90%  G Templeton     Groundout: 3B-1B (P's Right)
          ---  5   89%  C O'Brien       Walk
   O      1--  5   91%  T McDaniel      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 3.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Jeff Innis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   90%  G Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   89%  A Mota          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   89%  M Davidson      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Xavier Hernandez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   84%  K Miller        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  2   76%  K Elster        Single (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Miller to 2B
   O      12-  4   84%  H Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   89%  K McReynolds    Lineout: SS
                  Rob Mallicoat replaces Xavier Hernandez pitching and batting 5th; Mackey Sasser pinch hits for Jeff Innis batting 5th
   O      12-  4   94%  M Sasser        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 3.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Terry Bross facing 1-2-3
                  Terry Bross replaces Mackey Sasser pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  6   93%  S Finley        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   93%  C Biggio        Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  3   93%  J Bagwell       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   93%  K Caminiti      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Rob Mallicoat facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   88%  G Jefferies     Walk
   OO     1--  3   96%  G Templeton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  C O'Brien       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 6, Mets 3.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-3, Terry Bross facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Tolentino pinch hits for Rob Mallicoat batting 5th
   O      ---  1   97%  J Tolentino     Flyball: LF (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   97%  A Cedeno        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   97%  G Young         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   99%  A Mota          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Mota Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  M Davidson      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-8, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
                  Curt Schilling replaces Jose Tolentino pitching and batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  T McDaniel      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  K Miller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2  100%  K Elster        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 8, Mets 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation